Listen closely
Hear the silent tears
As Mother Nature
Realizes her greatest fears
Her prized trees being cut down
Oxygen producing trees
Wildlife homes
Brought to their knees
Over a century of air pollution
Greenhouse effect and Ozone Layer
“Nothing to worry about”
This from an expert naysayer
“Global warming”, they say
“Just foolish nonsense,
For politicians are the experts
Not the educated scientists”
Plant life suffocating
Choking on unbreathable air
Planet Earth caught
In an unescapable snare
A bad day in the forecast
Better find some shelter
As the Sun bears down
The heat rises to a swelter
Glaciers melting at alarming rate
Into the ocean current
The Atlantic conveyor belt
To a new direction it’s sent
Marine Mammals dead on beaches
Coral reefs fading fast
The world’s oceans good health
Gone to the distant past
Climate changes across the globe
Raging storms out of control
Writings upon the wall
A horrific future foretold
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An expressive powerful write , AP 🙂
Nature is so important , and it truly matters
Thanks rose. More important than some realize. Mother Nature knows.
As you say - kudos.
Although I like you passion and concern, and this is a very good poem. I can't agree with the whole global destruction thing. Humanity might die or come close to extinction but mother earth will ensure. She's gone through much much worse geologically speaking. In short she's a very tough old bird that at any time could get rid of her very stupid narrow minded and selfish tenants!
Well Sax, I hope you're right, but still I think the Industrial Age (the last 200 years) has taken a toll on the planet. And true Mother Nature has been through a lot, and probably will bounce back. But this is the first time man has been involved in the equation. It's just that the big picture here doesn't look too promising. And the politicians just want to sweep it all under the rug and pretend it isn't happening. I just can't help but think of all the innocent lives (animal and human) that are in jeopardy if we don't turn things around. Thanks for your input and visit Sax. ; )
That's completely fair enough AP 🙂
Gaia - mater mare on Planet Water
A true picture people will never realize until its too late
Thanks for the visit and read K. ; )
So very true AP, will those in power not learn from the scientists?
Andy
Thanks Andy. Scientists are not of that royalty of power like the politicians. : l
You have just poemed what must surely be my greatest fear .. and poemed well my dear ................... 🙂
All our greatest fears, though some will never admit it (like the politicians). Thanks N. ; )
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